Minister for Local Government (Victoria)
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| post = Minister for Local Government
| body = Victoria
| incumbent = Nick Staikos
| department = Department of Government Services
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| incumbentsince = 19 December 2024
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| termlength = At the governor's pleasure
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| formation = 16 July 1958
| first = Murray Porter
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The Minister for Local Government in the Government of the Australian state of Victoria is the Minister responsible for supervising the activities of local government councils in the state, recommending allocation of grants to local governments for projects, assessing processes for redistributing municipal boundaries according to population, overseeing tendering processes for council services, airing any concerns of local governments at Cabinet meetings and co-ordinating council community and infrastructure work at a state level. The Minister achieves the Government's objectives through oversight of Local Government Victoria of the Department of Government Services.
All ministers responsible for local government since 1964 have been known as the Minister for Local Government, apart from Caroline Hogg (1991-1992), whose title was Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs.{{cite book | title=A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1985-1999 | publisher=Federation Press | author=Hughes, Colin A. | year=2002 | pages=85}}
Since June 2022, the Minister for Local Government has been Melissa Horne in the Labor Andrews ministry and the Labor Allan ministry.
List of ministers for local government
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!Order !Minister ! colspan="2" |Party affiliation !Ministerial title !Term start !Term end !Time in office !Notes |
| 1
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan=9 | Minister for Local Government | 16 July 1958 | 27 June 1964 | {{age in years and days|1958|07|16|1964|06|27}} |
| 2
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan=4|Liberal | 27 June 1964 | 29 April 1971 | {{age in years and days|1964|06|27|1971|04|29}} |
| 3
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | 29 April 1971 | 16 May 1979 | {{age in years and days|1971|04|29|1979|05|16}} | {{cite web |last1=Carr |first1=Adam |title=VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Hamer Ministry |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/hamer.txt |website=Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive |access-date=3 October 2023}} |
| 4
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | 16 May 1979 | 5 June 1981 | {{age in years and days|1979|05|16|1981|06|05}} |
| 5
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | 5 June 1981 | 8 April 1982 | {{age in years and days|1981|06|05|1982|04|08}} |
| 6
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=5 | Labor | 8 April 1982 | 2 May 1985 | {{age in years and days|1982|04|08|1985|05|02}} |
| 7
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 2 May 1985 | 13 October 1988 | {{age in years and days|1985|05|02|1988|10|13}} |
| 8
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 13 October 1988 | 7 February 1989 | {{age in years and days|1988|10|13|1989|02|07}} |
| 9
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 7 February 1989 | 18 January 1991 | {{age in years and days|1989|02|07|1991|01|18}} | {{cite web |last1=Carr |first1=Adam |title=VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Kirner Ministry |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/kirner.txt |website=Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive |access-date=3 October 2023}} |
| 10
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs | 18 January 1991 | 6 October 1992 | {{age in years and days|1991|01|18|1992|10|06}} |
| 11
| {{Australian party style|National}}| | National | rowspan=13 | Minister for Local Government | 6 October 1992 | 3 April 1996 | {{age in years and days|1992|10|06|1996|04|03}} |
| 12
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | 3 April 1996 | 20 October 1999 | {{age in years and days|1996|04|03|1999|10|20}} |
| 13
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=3 | Labor | 20 October 1999 | 5 December 2002 | {{age in years and days|1999|10|20|2002|12|05}} |
| 14
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 5 December 2002 | 1 December 2006 | {{age in years and days|2002|12|05|2006|12|01}} |
| 15
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 1 December 2006 | 2 December 2010 | {{age in years and days|2006|12|01|2010|12|02}} | {{cite web |last1=Carr |first1=Adam |title=VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Brumby Ministry |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/brumby.txt |website=Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive |access-date=3 October 2023}} |
| 16
| {{Australian party style|National}}| | rowspan=2 | National | 2 December 2010 | 17 March 2014 | {{age in years and days|2010|12|02|2014|05|17}} | {{cite web |last1=Carr |first1=Adam |title=VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Baillieu Ministry |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/baillieu.txt |website=Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive |access-date=3 October 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Carr |first1=Adam |title=VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Napthine Ministry |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/napthine.txt |website=Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive |access-date=3 October 2023}} |
| 17
| {{Australian party style|National}}| | 17 March 2014 | 4 December 2014 | {{age in years and days|2014|03|17|2014|12|04}} |
| 18
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=6 | Labor | 4 December 2014 | 13 September 2017 | {{age in years and days|2014|12|04|2017|09|13}} |
| 19
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 13 September 2017 | 29 November 2018 | {{age in years and days|2017|09|13|2018|11|29}} |
| 20
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 29 November 2018 | 15 June 2020 | {{age in years and days|2018|11|29|2020|05|15}} |
| 21
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 15 June 2020 | 27 June 2022 | {{age in years and days|2020|05|15|2022|05|27}} |
| 22
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 27 June 2022 | 19 December 2024 | {{age in years and days|2022|05|27|2024|12|19}} | {{Cite Gazette VIC|url=https://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2023/GG2023S520.pdf|page=3|title=Ministers of the Crown|last=Wallace|first=Samual|file=S 520|date=2 October 2023|access-date=2 October 2023}} |
| 23
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 19 December 2024 | Incumbent | {{age in years and days|2024|12|19}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/ Local Government Victoria]
- [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/ministers List of Ministers of the Government of Victoria]
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